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His stats are pretty decent, but his defensive ones are a bit below par, so I'd be interested to know how he plays defensively.

I don't think we have become a lot more creative, the massive improvement has been defensive, and LoB has contributed significantly to that. With the way that Sheehan seems to want us to play LoB is definitely a better fit overall. It doesn't follow that Grimes was bad, because he objectively...

Bit of a straw man argument that. You could say pretty much the same about LoB. A handful of games at Premier League level. What Grimes' and LoB have in common is that both are top level performers at Championship level but not deemed good enough for the Premier League. No shame in that. In...

Even if you dismiss penalties and corners (and why would you?) he's still well ahead of LoB on goals and expected assists per 90. LoB was a good fit for what was needed when Sheehan took over - stiffening the defence, but Grimes' track record creatively is much stronger.

He's one for the future rather than the present, although hopefully he will make a decent impact off the bench.

Compared to other defensive midfielders 4 goals in a season is above average. You can argue with reality as long as you like, but facts are facts. LoB scored 1 goal in his 16 games. Even that meagre return is 59th percentile on a per 90 minutes basis. In other words very few DMs score goals...

There has been a big difference since Sheehan took over, which coincidentally almost coincided with Grimes' departure and LoB's arrival. LoB was a better fit for Sheehan's game plan, out of possession at least, but it's hard to say exactly how Grimes would have fared under Sheehan. In his...

Sorry these are just facts, plain facts. You can choose your opinions not your facts, unless you're called Donald Trump.

Apart from the above average pass completion, touches, pass accuracy, goals, expected goals, shots, shots on target, assists, expected assists, accurate long balls, chances created, successful crosses, successful dribbles, recoveries what the hell did Grimes do for us?

Sad state of affairs. Hopefully something will happen to change that dynamic. The promoted sides need to be a lot more innovative. I don't see Leeds or Burnley doing much better than the relegated trio. Farke and Parker are decent but unimaginative managers.

It's ludicrous that goals that are miles offside are allowed to stand given the technology available. Goalline technology illustrates perfectly where we could be at already. Goalline technology has been universally accepted. Even when there's highly marginal decisions, with millimetres in it...

To be fair, when you've had a season as dismal as the one Southampton have had it's understandable that their fans would clutch at the flimsiest of straws.

That headline is taken straight from BBC text, caps included. Made me smile. May I be the first to congratulate Southampton on their magnificent achievement.

So VAR gets the blame even when it isn't used and would have corrected a clearly wrong decision... Wow.

Just like that poster on the Coventry forum I find myself very much in the minority on Grimes. His average Fotmob rating has been above 7 in each one of the last 7 seasons. I doubt there is another player in the Championship with that sort of consistency of performance. In the last 5 years his...

Sunderland fielded the youngest squad in the Championship this season. They're only likely to improve. Mind you so should we with the likes of Eom and Franco having bedded in

3 of his 4 goals came in a hat trick a week ago in a five nil thrashing of PSVs U21s - Piroe's old team.

7.2 average Fotmob rating - impressive. 4 goals and 1 assist in 35 matches. His 54 shots is the most in the league for a centre half. His 200 accurate long balls is 97th percentile. 15 chances created - 93rd percentile. Best in league for aerial duels won, excellent duels won stats too. Best in...

If the standard of player they've been linked with is accurate then you're right. Cardiff 's Robinson and the forever injured Bamford for starters. Both good quality Championship performers but not going to move the dial that much. If they were to sign the likes of Firpo then that would be a...